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...†§§@### wavering just out of sight               ###@§§†...
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.....†§§@# the termination shock of perception,     #@§§†.....
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...†§§@### a roaring depth reduced to a gentle      ###@§§†...
..†§§@#### swell upon the minds coast,              ####@§§†..
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....†§§@## invisible laps, claiming you,            ##@§§†....
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....†§§@## with closed eyes and a fractured self,   ##@§§†....
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...†§§@### you can hear the waves as they speak.    ###@§§†...
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.....†§§@# but there's always a warm alien embrace. #@§§†.....
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